In Canada and the United States, people enjoy entertaining(请客) at home. They often invite friends over{#blank#}1{#/blank#} a meal, a party, or just for coffee and conversation.

    Here are the {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (kind) of things people say when they invite someone to their home: "Would you like to come over for dinner Saturday night?” "Hey, we{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(have) a party on Friday. Can you come?"

    {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(reply) to an invitation, either say thank you and accept, or say you're sorry and give an excuse: "Thanks, I'd love to. What time would you like me to come?" {#blank#}5{#/blank#}"Oh, sorry. I've tickets for a movie."

    Sometimes, {#blank#}6{#/blank#}, people use expressions that sound like invitations(邀请) but which are not real invitations. For example: "Please come over for a drink sometime." "Why not get together for a party sometime?" "Why don't you come over and see{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(we) sometime soon?"

    They are really just polite ways of {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(end) a conversation. They are not real invitations because they don't mention a specific(确定的) time or date. They just show that the person is trying to be{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(friend). To reply to expressions like these, people just say "Sure, that would be great!" or "OK. Yes, thanks."

    So next time when you hear what sounds like an invitation, listen {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(careful). Is it a real invitation or not?

—No, I'm just a bit tired.

    Drunk driving, a major concern currently, is not a funny thing, {#blank#}1{#/blank#}has killed many people and ruined the lives of many others. At present, traffic accidents become "the world's first harm".

    Two months ago, after {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(drink) a lot of alcohol, my friend's uncle drove his car home. He was{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(heavy) drunk, but he still drove home by {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. On the road near his home, an old lady was going across the road, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} his uncle didn't notice her and he was still moving on under the influence of alcohol. And the old lady didn't see his uncle, either. In the end, the lady died.

    {#blank#}6{#/blank#} it not been for his uncle's drunkenness, the terrible accident would not have happened. If the lady hadn't died, she {#blank#}7{#/blank#} live a happy life with her daughters and sons. And his uncle's home was also destroyed by his uncle. Therefore, two {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(family) were destroyed.

    I wish more people {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(can) realize the seriousness of drunk driving and obey the traffic regulations faithfully. Always remember: refuse {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(drink) and drive, and give a safe world to you and me!

    As kids reach adolescence, they often face increasing workloads and responsibilities but school still starts early. As a result, it {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (report) that 80 to 90 percent of teens don't get enough sleep. This sleep {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (lose) causes kids to suffer mentally and physically. But too much sleep also has its problems. According to Andrew Fuligni, a sleep doctor in a famous hospital,{#blank#}3{#/blank#} studies the mental health of adolescents, sleeping less than eight hours {#blank#}4{#/blank#}more than ten can make teenagers feel worse the next day.

    {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (help) teens get enough sleep, some schools have already made school start later. They have found that the later times let kids sleep more. They also have seen{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (high) test scores and better graduation rates. However, this isn't enough. Meanwhile, teenagers have to help {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (they). Fuligni suggests teens sleep{#blank#}8{#/blank#}10 hours each night for a week or two. This will help them figure out how much sleep they need. However, sleeping more on weekends {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(be) not a good idea to compensate for missing sleep during the week. Fuligni warns that getting different {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(amount)of sleep each night can be bad for mental health.

    The cheongsam is a female dress with distinctive Chinese features and enjoys a growing {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (popular) in the international world of high fashion. The name "cheongsam", {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(mean) simply "long dress", entered the English vocabulary from the dialect of China's Guangdong Province. In other {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(part) of the country including Beijing, however, it is known as "qipao", which has a history behind it.

    After the early Manchu (满族) rulers came to China, the Manchu women normally wore a one-piece dress which came to be called "qipao". {#blank#}4{#/blank#}the rule of the Qing Dynasty was ended in 1911, the female dress survived the {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(politics) change and, with later improvements, has become the traditional dress for Chinese women.

    The cheongsam, {#blank#}6{#/blank#}neck is high, collar closed, fits well the female Chinese figure, and its sleeves may be either short, medium or full length, depending {#blank#}7{#/blank#}seasons or tastes. In addition, it is not too difficult {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(make). Nor does it need too much material. Another beauty of the cheongsam is that, they can {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(wear) either on casual or formal occasions. In either case, it {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(create) an impression of simple and quiet charm, elegance and neatness.